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Bahrain's Opposition Says Reform Offer Falls Short

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Alex Delmar-Morgan

July 29, 2011

DOHA, Qatar—Delegates to Bahrain's so-called national dialogue recommended a package of modest political reforms on Thursday that failed to meet key demands of the country's opposition, an outcome that is likely to keep tensions high in the Persian Gulf state.

The final proposals from the dialogue, which are to be presented to the king, also failed to address core social issues such as discrimination in recruiting for the security...